Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Hand: A Case Report

Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare benign bone tumor whose usual location is the metaphysis of the long bones of the lower limbs, affects young adults, the location in the hand is exceptional. It is a tumor which poses a problem of differential diagnosis with chondroma and chondrosarcoma, recurrences are not uncommon and malignant degeneration remains the oretical. We present the case of a chondromyxoid fibroma of the first phalanx of the right index finger having developed wellafter excision and spongy stuffing. The objective of this work is to see the different diagnostic, therapeutic and progressive aspects of this rare pathology.